[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 88 (Tuesday, July 7, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S7574]
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              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 2265. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to waive 
     the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage of 
     individuals disabled with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
     (ALS), to provide Medicare coverage of drugs used for 
     treatment of ALS, and to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     to increase Federal funding for research on ALS; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THURMOND (for himself and Mr. Helms):
       S. 2266. A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to exempt 
     State and local agencies operating prisons from the 
     provisions relating to public services; to the Committee on 
     Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself and Mr. Murkowski):
       S. 2267. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to grant relief to participants in multiemployer plans from 
     certain section 415 limits on defined benefit pension plans; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 2268. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to improve the research and experimentation tax credit, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 2269. A bill to establish a cultural and training 
     program for disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland 
     and the Republic of Ireland; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By. Mr. FAIRCLOTH:
       S. 2270. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     with respect to raising the level of the Deposit Insurance 
     Fund reserve ratio and with respect to refunds of excess 
     assessments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By. Mr. SESSIONS (for Mr. Hatch):
       S. 2271. A bill to simplify and expedite access to the 
     Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and 
     privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have 
     been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other 
     government officials or entities acting under color of State 
     law, and for other purposes; read the first time.

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